The law maketh the man

I'm rather too quick to slag off New Zealanders in general and Aucklanders in particular as being deeply suburban and too unsophisticated to invest in anything other than property. In truth their attitudes are the result of severe biases in the tax system and town/transport planning.

Deaf culture isn't listening

In my teens, I felt insecure, unpopular and poorly equipped for social success. In my misery I reached out to music that spoke to me, and what it said was "I'm insecure, unpopular and poorly equipped for social success, but I'm not apologising to anyone!" I had found the emotional crutch I needed to help me out of my rut.

However it was very easy to become dependent on such a helpful prop, and part of my personality was shrivelling as a consequence. It took me until my mid twenties to finally cast it aside and accept that I shouldn't limit myself by identifying so strongly with my shortcomings.

The analogy to deaf culture should be obvious.

World Baseball Classic...can't wait.

Apparently, in March there's going to be a Baseball "World Cup".

In the words of Maurice Le Point: "there is a fine line between playing baseball and standing in a pasture dressed like an idiot"

I've found the evil prick who created Family Health Diary

But no-one else seems to have. Go visit and write him a nice comment, he doesn't seem to have any.